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Updated July 2010 : New article What are warts, anyway?
Warts have been terrorizing humanity for as long as we've been on
Earth.
Most of us
have been
introduced to the creature that calls itself
wart. They are a nuisance, but
most of the times pretty
harmless! Some
take months to disappear, others years, and
the more aggressive ones
require a doctor visit.
Warts are mostly found on hands and feet, and can cause pain when touched. This is
one reason for
many people to have the wart removed. Warts located under one of your
feet take too long to heal due to
the constant friction while walking. Doctors usually freeze
the wart and it will fall of soon after.
Warts ARE contagious. By touching infected skin of another person you have a chance of developing
warts yourself.
Do not touch, scratch or
in any way try to remove them by force.
This will spread the
infection and only
makes things worse! There is also a slight chance
of infection if
you
use the same
towels, or other objects
as the person who has warts.
There are several ways to
treat wart infections:
Salicylic acid is known to have an effect on warts and other skin infections. It disinfects
the area and
causes the skin area on which it is applied to become softer, allowing for
easier removal of the wart.
Liquid nitrogen is one of the most common ways to remove warts. This method creates a blister between
your skin and the ward, and will cause the wart to fall off as the blister's
layers loosen themselves from
your
skin.
There are more aggressive ways to deal with stubborn warts, such as laser treatment. Do ask
your
doctor for advice. He/she will be
able to explain in depth the various treatment methods.
You may wish to try some of the over-the-counter products for wart removal. The more well known ones
include salicylic acid-based products which are available at drugstores and supermarkets. Other products include silver nitrate. Please carefully read the warning notes on the products as some are not to be used
on the face or other areas of the body.
Perhaps you have heard of the "duct tape method". This involved
putting
a piece of duct tape on the
wart and leave it on the wart for several days. There has been no real scientific evidence
that this
method actually works. Worth a try perhaps if you are comfortable with this
method.
Note that warts can reappear. No matter what method of removal you choose, make sure
you keep the
area on which the wart was located clean to minimize reoccurrence.
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